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Microsoft announces retiring of SHA-1
Along with the standard security advisories released on this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has also released a few that announce the company’s intention to …
Microsoft updates the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is a utility that helps prevent vulnerabilities in software from being successfully exploited. EMET uses security mitigation …
Microsoft delivers eight security bulletins
The November Patch Tuesday advisories are out, and across the board mixed feelings own the day. Relief and frustration must be present for Windows and Security administrators …
Upcoming Patch Tuesday to bring both relief and frustration
The November Patch Tuesday Advance Bulletin is out and I think everyone is breathing a sigh of both relief and frustration. Relief because for the first time in a few months, …
Microsoft and Facebook start Internet-wide bug bounty program
Dubbed The Internet Bug Bounty, it is sponsored by the two Internet giants and is aimed at anyone who discovers vulnerabilities in a series of open source programming …
New Microsoft 0-day vulnerability under attack
Microsoft has released security advisory KB2896666 informing of a vulnerability (CVE-2013-3906) in the TIFF graphics format that is seeing limited attacks in the Middle East …
Microsoft widens pool of submitters to its bug bounty programs
Microsoft might have been a late starter when it comes to bug bounties, but they are continually making changes aimed at making its bug bounty program as accessible, as …
Microsoft details risks of running unsupported software
Microsoft published their Security Intelligence Report (SIR) volume 15, which analyzes threat intelligence from more than 1 billion systems worldwide to provide in-depth …
Microsoft releases Sigcheck 2.0
Sigcheck is a command-line utility that shows file version number, timestamp information, and digital signature details, including certificate chains. Version 2.0 adds …
Strengths and weaknesses of MS SmartScreen filter
Microsoft’s SmartScreen application control feature, introduced with Internet Explorer 8 and lately ported to Windows 8 is a good addition to the new OS. It might …
Patched IE zero-day and older flaw exploited in ongoing targeted attacks
With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered the patch for the infamous Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893) that has been spotted being used in …
Microsoft exceedes 100 bulletins for 2013
It’s been an interesting month for the Microsoft Security watchers of the world. If your job depends on securing systems running Windows, you should be eagerly awaiting …